useless information of the day

[Scot LaFaive]

> And has anyone else noticed how much, in the past few weeks, the term 'reboot' is being used in relation to a broad assortment of things in no way related to computers?

Yes, it's very common in the comic book and movie franchise
community's when referring to a new comic or movie that attempts to
restart the historical continuity of the franchise. Similar to
retconning.

Scot


On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 11:01 AM, Doug Harris <cats22 at stny.rr.com> wrote:
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> Another phrase I've heard popping up -- and out, enthusiastically -- more and more of late is "that's what I'm _talking_ about"  . . . usually said, seemingly out of the blue, when the speaker was in no way _speaking_ of or in any other referring to whatever it is s/he is indicating as being 'that'.
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>>Sounds like they need to just like chill out and have a cheeseburger.
>>it's advertisin'
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>>On 11/24/08, James A. Landau <JJJRLandau at netscape.com>
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>>> Netscape (you know, those people who keep putting that "just the Net you need"
>>blurb on my posts) today has the following on its splash page:
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>>> 15 Words Kids Think You Don't Know
>>>
>>> Translate this: Caitlyn and her boo were cupcaking in the hallway! It means
>>Caitlyn and her boyfriend were kissing in the hallway. AARP has done geezers
>>everywhere a favor and produced a dictionary of words kids know and use all the
>>time--but think adults don't know. It's a way to talk in code in front the 'rents.
>>>
>>> So the next time the young 'uns start jabbering gibberish, you might just catch
>>one of these words they think you don't know:
>>>
>>> Boo: boyfriend or girlfriend
>>> Brodown: boys' night out
>>> Bromance: close, but non-sexual, relationship between two men
>>> Check vitals: to check your e-mail, cell phone and voice mail
>>> Cupcaking: engaging in a public display of affection
>>> Disco nap: a short nap before a night out clubbing
>>> Floss: to show off your wealth, often in a car
>>> Fo' shizzle: certainly
>>> They aren't hateful. They aren't disgusting. They're just annoying. Find out which
>>two words Webster's says are the ugliest in the English language.
>>> Peeps: people; your closest friends or family
>>> Scooby doos: good shoes
>>> Sick: extremely cool
>>> Talk smack: to speak negatively or belittle someone else, often in the heat of
>>competition
>>> Tatted out: covered in tattoos
>>> Tramp stamp: a tattoo on a woman's lower back
>>> Wikidemia: a term paper that was researched entirely on Wikipedia
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ugliest Two Words in English
>>> They aren't hateful. They aren't disgusting. They're just annoying. The editors of
>>the Webster's New World College Dictionary say the two ugliest words in the English
>>language are: "like" and "go."
>>> As in: "And I go, 'I can't believe it!' and she's like, 'You didn't know?'"
>>>
>>> Once a year, the dictionary editors stop their serious work and indulge in a good
>>rant about the state of the English language. Here is the best of what they consider
>>to be the worst:
>>>
>>> Most irksome euphemism: Issues
>>> We used to have problems. Now we have issues.
>>>
>>> Worst replacement for good old "yes" or "I agree": Absolutely
>>> The close runner-up is "definitely."
>>>
>>> Most cheapened cherished word: Awesome
>>> A C+ on an algebra test is mediocre, not awesome. Dude.
>>>
>>> Worst unnecessary lead-in: I mean
>>> I mean, if you didn't mean it, you wouldn't be saying it!
>>>
>>> Most infuriating idiocy in news headlines: Neck in neck
>>> And it's used everywhere, including the New York Times, the Seattle Post
>>Intelligencer, Reuters, Fox News, the Akron Beacon-Journal and too many others.
>>>
>>> Worst orthographic innovation: Stunt spelling
>>> This is a cutesy-poo, middle school infatuation that began as early as Mötley Crüe,
>>progressed to phat and continues downward with boyz.
>>>
>>> Worst grammatical abuse: The present progressive
>>> "i'm lovin' it" without a capital "I" and without a period is the idiocy reduced to its
>>essentials. Well, McDonald's thought it so fine that they took out a trademark on it.
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